Is Jacquelyn a boy or girl name?
Jacquelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 81 girls and 0 boys were named Jacquelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 85,226 US babies named Jacquelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,285
- Babies named Jacquelyn since 1907
- 85,226
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 1,905 babies
Boys and girls named Jacquelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,030 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 6,811 | 100% |
| 1940s | 15 | 10,681 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 11 | 14,821 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 23 | 11,124 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 19 | 7,337 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 34 | 13,414 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 8 | 10,029 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,042 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,057 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 509 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,285 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,114 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,889 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,821 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,706 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,661 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,476 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,394 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,474 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,048 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,167 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,032 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,023 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 308 | #867 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 301 | #906 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 361 | #800 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 437 | #673 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 429 | #670 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 425 | #654 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 443 | #618 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 533 | #531 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 621 | #459 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 661 | #425 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 831 | #359 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 709 | #393 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 759 | #372 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 853 | #335 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 907 | #311 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 998 | #278 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,046 | #269 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #253 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,145 | #243 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #232 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,067 | 1,298 | #221 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,415 | 1,365 | #197 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,040 | 1,532 | #182 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,467 | #189 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #208 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,360 | #197 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,432 | #192 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,139 | 1,377 | #194 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,066 | 1,436 | #192 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,692 | 1,148 | #225 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #249 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,458 | 932 | #260 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,317 | 867 | #266 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 727 | #323 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 554 | #373 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 601 | #357 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 641 | #340 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 593 | #357 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 667 | #338 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 805 | #328 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,465 | 950 | #300 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 955 | #293 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,898 | 1,021 | #264 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,734 | 975 | #270 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #263 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,104 | #258 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,297 | 1,273 | #247 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,816 | 1,098 | #272 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,237 | #253 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #232 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,045 | #282 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 976 | #289 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #264 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,747 | 1,196 | #248 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,396 | #217 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,500 | #207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,605 | #196 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,061 | 1,737 | #183 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,673 | #182 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,905 | #163 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,724 | #167 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,440 | #190 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,421 | #193 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,988 | 1,390 | #192 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #199 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 949 | #205 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,656 | 972 | #205 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 942 | #213 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,809 | 884 | #221 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 782 | #222 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 693 | #241 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 725 | #230 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 741 | #226 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 711 | #228 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 694 | #236 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 679 | #241 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 662 | #241 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 628 | #241 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 660 | #237 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 645 | #236 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 666 | #240 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 545 | #274 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 468 | #306 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 487 | #305 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 374 | #346 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 305 | #392 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 281 | #414 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 233 | #446 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 163 | #560 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 92 | #763 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 82 | #801 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 65 | #872 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,139 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,269 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,714 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,272 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,778 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,200 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,658 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,272 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,077 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,262 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,451 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jacquelyn reached #3,656 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #163 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jacquelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.